Name: Mycobacterium kokjensenii Iversen et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: kok.jen.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kokjensenii, is named after Axel Kok-Jensen, a Danish pulmonologist who dedicated his life to combating lung diseases, particularly with a focus on mycobacteria and TB among socially disadvantaged population groups in Denmark
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um kok-jen-SE-ni-i, neuter
Type strain: CCUG 77527; ITM 501392; Mu0083
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16S rRNA gene:
PP499329
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Iversen XES, Rasmussen EM, Folkvardsen DB, Svensson E, Meehan CJ, Jorgensen R, Norman A, Lillebaek T. Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria species: Mycobacterium wendilense sp. nov., Mycobacterium burgundiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium kokjensenii sp. nov. and Mycobacterium holstebronense sp. nov. revived from a historical Danish strain collection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6620. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Iversen XES, Rasmussen EM, Folkvardsen DB, Svensson E, Meehan CJ, Jorgensen R, Norman A, Lillebaek T. Four novel nontuberculous mycobacteria species: Mycobacterium wendilense sp. nov., Mycobacterium burgundiense sp. nov., Mycobacterium kokjensenii sp. nov. and Mycobacterium holstebronense sp. nov. revived from a historical Danish strain collection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6620. 🇩🇰
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